And they say there is also the opportunistic burglar who looks for unlocked doors and then helps himself or herself.

Police in Delray Beach say they are dealing with the opportunistic burglar in their city.

Records show there were 108 reported car burglaries in the city of Delray Beach in the month of June and of the 108 vehicles, 79 of them were unlocked.

Lt. Gene Sapino said the numbers are not surprising.

"It's not surprising because people are simply looking for a quick dollar. What's surprising is that we are not locking our doors. I think it's very preventable. If we simply lock our vehicles we would have a huge reduction in these types of crimes," said Sapino.

Sapino is in charge of the northeast section of the city, which is also known as Beat 4.

He said with the help of the public and their intelligence-led policing, or ILP, they were able to determine why there were so many vehicle burglaries and do something about it.

The system points out where the crimes are happening and helps police target the offenders.

He said they learned the people committing the crimes were mostly what they call the "New Homeless" of the relapsing addicts looking for loose change.

He said police were able to identify and track down the offenders and are already seeing a decline in the number of incidents in the month of July.

"We've only had four this month so far and they were all on one street. They need money--they are either supporting a habit or supporting a lifestyle where they have no money, and they are simply looking for loose change to support that habit," said Sapino.

The car burglaries aren't just happening in Delray Beach, they are happening all over.

In fact the spike stretches from Palm Beach County to the Treasure Coast.

Boynton Beach police spokeswoman Stephanie Slater said the numbers in June were high.

"We are almost double the number of auto burglaries from this time last year. Since June 1 to June 20, there have been 74 auto burglaries in the city of Boynton Beach," said Slater.

Police in Fellsmere sent a tweet about a week ago warning people to lock their doors.

In Jupiter, records show that in in 2015 from January to June, there were 87 thefts from unsecured vehicles, and in 2016 from January to June there were 205 thefts.

"Basically it's happening because people are keeping their vehicles unlocked. That's our number one problem," said public information officer Kristin Rightler.

In St. Lucie County, one victim captured a burglar on video opening the door of an unlocked car in the Lakewood Park community, near Fort Pierce.

St. Lucie County Sheriff Ken Mascara believes the culprit in the video and possibly others are responsible for 19 burglaries all in one night.

"Nineteen cars all unlocked. That's an invitation for someone to take advantage of the situation," said Mascara.

Law enforcement officials said there are ways you can help:

- Lock your doors

- Remove valuables from inside vehicles

- Report suspicious activity

Police said they can still use your help. They said even if the crooks are just stealing loose change, you should still report it because it will give police a chance to get prints or evidence and hopefully solve the case.